-.TH MH-MAIL %manext5% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.TH MH-MAIL %manext5% "July 9, 2012" "%nmhversion%"
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.SH NAME
mh-mail \- message format for nmh message system
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-any
-.B nmh
-command
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B nmh
processes messages in a particular format. It should be noted
data are not handled. No data compression is accepted. All text is
clear ASCII 7-bit data.
.PP
-The general \*(lqmemo\*(rq framework of RFC\-822 is used. A message
+The general \*(lqmemo\*(rq framework of RFC 822 is used. A message
consists of a block of information in a rigid format, followed by
general text with no specified format. The rigidly formatted first
part of a message is called the header, and the free-format portion is
Each header item is called a component and is composed of a keyword or
name, along with associated text. The keyword begins at the left margin,
may NOT contain spaces or tabs, may not exceed 63 characters (as specified
-by RFC\-822), and is terminated by a colon (`:'). Certain components
+by RFC 822), and is terminated by a colon (`:'). Certain components
(as identified by their keywords) must follow rigidly defined formats
in their text portions.
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.I
Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages
-(RFC\-822)
+(RFC 822)
.SH CONTEXT
None